Breakfast links: Atone

The mind is the root of bike hate

Jim Saksa is the reason some drivers hate all cyclists. No, really, it’s a psychological phenomenon known as the “affect heuristic.” It’s also the root of many racial, religious, geographic and other stereotypes. (Slate)

Memorial gets too much life

Goodbye, Greyhound terminal

DC’s NoMa Greyhound bus terminal has closed, as the company moves its operations to Union Station. The terminal’s owners will turn it into a mixed-use development. (Post)

PG wants more TOD

Prince George’s is considering a pair of bills to streamline the approval process for mixed-use development near Metro or MTA stations, but allowing developers to avoid some site plan approvals and transportation studies. (Examiner)

Inaugurate freedom for DC

Mayor Gray says city leaders will use January’s presidential inauguration to publicize DC’s limited autonomy. One plan would use the Wilson Building to spread the message during the Pennsylvania Ave. procession. (WAMU)

Trees aren’t whole story

Urban tree cover doesn’t correlate with wealth precisely. In many cities, suburban neighborhoods are richer than urban ones, but in DC, often denser neighborhoods with fewer trees are more expensive. (Housing Complex)

Railgate to the Metrodome

Are football stadiums incompatible with urbanism? Not in Minneapolis, where Vikings fans who take the light rail or bike “railgate” before games. Food trucks assemble by the station to feed the fans. (StarTribune)